Bolivia Travel Tours
Natural Atracctions in Oruro
Uru uru lake
This is located towards the South of the capital; there we can find the town of Machacamarca, which is a small railroad center, which has direct influence over the Uru Uru Lake. This is considered to be an attraction that is sought-after by people who enjoy sailing and fishing.
The lake itself has been formed by the overflow of the Desaguadero River. It has an extension from North to South of 21 kilometers, and a width of 16 meters and a depth of 1.5 meters. Most of the fish that could be found here includes “pejerrey” (Pejerrey: Atherine. A type of mackerel fish), and some other species of fish could be found, but in smaller quantities.
Sajama park
Located on the West end of Bolivia, this park is next to the borderline with Chile, here we can find the legendary gelid mountain Sajama, which is the highest peak of Bolivia, and it sits in the middle of the Andes, offering a paradisiacal view without parallel.
In the tourist route (Towards the West) There is the Sajama National Park (created in 1939), which includes the following: the Sajama (6.542 meters above the sea level) and the Paya Chatas (or Parinacota) (6.032 meters above the sea level), also the Forest of the Queñuas, which is believed to be the highest one in the whole world (CScientific name: Polipys-Tarapacana), the Chojñacota Lagoon and the chain of geysers, which are caused as a result of the continuous volcanic activity of the area.
The region is known as the sanctuary of archaeological monuments. The place also serves as a constant testimony of the effects of the colonization over the indigenous cultures of the area; this could be seen very clearly in some of the sacred places of all the cultural groups of the Andes.
The “Chullpares” (Mummified human remains contained inside of large baskets made of wicker or hay, sometimes included inside large ceremonial burial chambers. A practice often performed by the Quechua, Aymara and Incas), these are amazing constructions that have interesting patterns and designs painted over the outer crust, most of them have typical Inca-style designs that include geometrical figures in the form of stairs. There is also the Sajama Church, to base of which is a Latin cross, which has at the very end of it a tower, it is believed that this construction was built over the remains of an old Pre-Hispanic construction (it is also believed that such construction was used for ceremonial purposes and to worship the Sajama itself), these are also additional features hat could be found in the area.
Salt mines of Coipasa
Coipasa is the second largest salt mine in Bolivia. It has a total extension of 2.218 km2. According to certain geologic studies, the upper crust of salt found here is very similar to the one in Uyuni. By analogy, it has been considered that both structures had the same origin and they could have also had a similar process during their formation, and both of them have an approximate depth of four to five meters.
Coipasa and Uyuni are true natural attractions that all newcomers to Bolivia should visit. Their frigid structure, presents an incomparable white platform. In some of the damp areas, certain elements could be found there that have been identified as having therapeutic properties that could cure certain ailments.
Geological studies have proven that this area was part of an ancient mid-land sea named “Menchin”, which left enormous deposits of salt in extremely deep pockets. This matter has helped to explain the unusual characteristics of the Bolivian landscape, and its 22 large salt mines, as well as some of the other mineral deposits scattered throughout the West portion of the country.
Poopo lake
The lacustrian basin of the Poopo Lake is located at 3.686 meters above the sea level. The Poopo Lake’s actual size varies according to the amount of rainfall that affects the part of the country throughout the year and also because of the additional flow of water from the Desaguadero and Marquez Rivers.
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